In 1936, twelve-year-old Aldo Trapani witnesses his father getting gunned down on the street by the Barzinis, the Corleones' rivals in New York. Don Vito Corleone comforts the child, telling him when he has grown up and the time is right, he can take revenge for the death of his father. In 1945, at the wedding of Don Corleone's daughter, Aldo's mother asks Don Corleone to look after her son, who has been hanging out with the wrong people. Luca Brasi is sent to recruit Aldo and teach him the ways of the Mafia.

In 1936, twelve-year-old Aldo Trapani witnesses his father getting gunned down on the street by the Barzinis, the Corleones' rivals in New York. Don Vito Corleone comforts the child, telling him when he has grown up and the time is right, he can take revenge for the death of his father. In 1945, at the wedding of Don Corleone's daughter, Aldo's mother asks Don Corleone to look after her son, who has been hanging out with the wrong people. Luca Brasi is sent to recruit Aldo and teach him the ways of the Mafia.